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A story of small-town intrigue that begins with a large sum of money being entrusted and then mysteriously disappearing. The novel was extremely popular and one of Bennett's greatest successes.

There's something fishy just below the surface of Scumble River.... School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd is getting ready to return to work from her maternity leave and hoping for a peaceful year in her job as a school psychologist. But when an elderly woman disappears on her first day back and a disgruntled parent threatens to sue the school, Skye realizes that her return will be anything but quiet. When the parent suing Skye's school is found dead and with the missing woman's case still unsolved, Skye suspects the crimes are somehow linked.

Christine discovered long distance backpacking while surfing the internet at work. She decided that day to attempt to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail. One adventure led to another and a few years later she set out on the Wonderland Trail in Mt Rainier National Park. Her Rugged Outdoors Woman persona started as a joke, a nod to the outdoor adventurer that she wished to be. But in the years since, she has come into her own as a backpacker, rock climber, and trail runner. This book is a testament to the decision to name who you want to be and make it so.

First comes love. Then comes marriage. Then comes...a baby carriage? Isn’t that what all women want? Not so for Claudia Parr. And just as she gives up on finding a man who feels the same way, she meets warm, wonderful Ben. Things seem too good to be true when they fall in love and agree to buck tradition with a satisfying, child-free marriage. Then the unexpected occurs: one of them has a change of heart.

Burdened with the responsibility of running an entire plantation, Carrie Cromwell fights to understand the forces tearing her beloved country apart. As battles rage around her, she watches as her life slowly unravels and she discovers truths she would never have imagined. Will her actions and decisions push her even further from those she loves? When the danger she dreads becomes reality, will she find the courage and strength to escape? Robert is pulled into battle, facing things he would never have imagined.

Carrie and her housemates battle cholera in Philadelphia. Her world is turned upside down when she discovers the truth of her heritage. Will it completely change her path? Robert watches his dreams fade before his eyes when he refuses to align himself with Southern beliefs after the war. Rose has to face down a new threat, and Moses is forced to step into the role he has avoided. Janie has agreed to marry Matthew, but can she actually move beyond her fears and become his wife?

At odds with love, Matthew Northcott has firmly decided that he will never marry, much to the dismay of his relatives . . . and nearly every young lady he meets. Rather than seek a marriage for himself, he attempts to find matches for others, grateful to see that love is not entirely cruel—just cruel to him. When a letter arrives from Matthew's friend Jack, asking an immense favor from him, Matthew undertakes a new challenge: Find a husband for Jack's spinster sister, Miss Cassandra Warwick, before the end of the season.

A DragonKin crosses the border and arrives at my village to claim me, its terrible teeth and claws promising a painful death. I’m carried away from my home, from the people who willingly gave me up to fulfill the Bargain, from my mother. I somehow survive the journey, only to find that the DragonKin are more than primal beasts that rule the skies. They’re men, too, of a sort, and I’m captive to the most vicious one of all—Vander, the crown prince.

Als die 33-jährige Lara unerwartet ein schottisches Sommerhaus direkt am Meer erbt, schmiedet sie umgehend Pläne für den Verkauf des Anwesens. Mit den Einnahmen könnte sie sich endlich einen lang gehegten Traum erfüllen. Doch nachdem sie in dem urigen Küstendorf Fallbury angekommen ist, ändert sich plötzlich alles, denn auch der 34-jährige Jonathan scheint Anspruch auf das Erbe zu haben. 

All of London knows Beau Bellham as the marquess of Bellingham, but only a trusted few know he also works for the Home Office. His specialty? Scouting out traitors to the Crown. So, when one of his friends pretends to be a footman at a house party in order to find a wife, Beau decides posing as a valet at the same gathering will be the perfect cover for him to spy on the men he suspects of treason. What Beau doesn't count on, however, is butting heads with a far-too-certain-of-herself maid who gives him hell at every turn. 

Als Anna, Caro, Finn und Jonas sich im Unterricht mit einem Sachtext über stillgelegte Bahnstrecken befassen, stoßen sie auf einen rätselhaften Zeitungsartikel: Ein Mann behauptet, nachts einen Geisterzug beobachtet zu haben, der mit hohem Tempo über eine stillgelegte Strecke rast. Sofort sind die Freunde neugierig und beginnen, tiefer nachzuforschen. Dabei machen sie eine unglaubliche Entdeckung: Dieser „Geisterzug" – mit leuchtend roten Augen und enormer Geschwindigkeit – saust tatsächlich nachts über die verlassenen Gleise!

Die 29-jährige Ingrid ist Bibliothekarin in dem gemütlichen Bergstädtchen Ridgetop, North Carolina. Mit ihrem Partner Cory ist sie seit dem College zusammen. Über eine Hochzeit haben die beiden nie gesprochen, schließlich sind sie mit ihrer Beziehung rundum glücklich. Doch als Ingrids kleine Schwester an Weihnachten plötzlich ihre Verlobung bekannt gibt, stellen sich Ingrid und Cory die unvermeidlichen Frage: Werden sie heiraten und Kinder bekommen?

Read by the author. Find courage to keep hoping, keep going, and keep dreaming when you discover that God created you for great things. Do you have a dream God has put on your heart? A desire to change the world around you for the better? As you pursue those dreams and your purpose in this life...

Ein Tod an Floridas Küste. Eine Ermittlerin, die das Schweigen nicht akzeptiert. Als die Leiche einer jungen Frau an der Küste von Crystal Cove angespült wird, übernimmt Detective Ava Martinez den Fall. Was zunächst wie ein verdächtiges Ertrinken aussieht, entwickelt sich schnell zu etwas weitaus Gefährlicherem: ökologischer Sabotage, skrupelloser Korruption und der Forschung eines Meeresbiologen, die alles verändern – oder zerstören – könnte. Je tiefer Ava gräbt, desto mehr zerbrechen die Loyalitäten. Ihr Partner wird getötet. Der Fall wird persönlich.

When school psychologist Skye Denison investigates the death of a popular teenager who was cast as Sleeping Beauty in the school play, she uncovers some shocking revelations about prominent Scumble River citizens. And even ever-optimistic Skye knows that in this case, finding the killer won't end this tale happily-end-after....

The year is 1483. Just as beautiful Lady Arabella Grey, the young cousin of England's King Richard III, speaks her wedding vows to Sir Jasper Keane, the Scotsman Tavis Stewart, Earl of Dunmore, abducts Arabella as payment for Jasper's murder of his fiancee. Irresistibly, deliciously, Arabella surrenders to her enemy with fierce abandon - knowing that there may be only one way to get what is rightfully hers....

"Christine Marshall narrates a chilling near-future thriller...The complex plot shifts between three main storylines, but Marshall keeps all of them clear through her straightforward delivery." — AudioFile Magazine Null States continues Campbell Award finalist Malka Older's Centenal Cycle: the...

The power of the Union army brings the South to its knees in surrender, but not until a year of intense pain and violence creates a chasm that may be impossible for the country to bridge. Carrie struggles to hold on to hope as the world caves in around her, hanging on to the promise she's been given. She also finally gets to reveal the secret she has held so close.

Life on Earth is becoming more interesting for Ahnjii, but it’s about to turn dangerous for her and Woo when a new cryptid come knocking. Rather, when one rips her front door off. She meets her match in martial prowess against this otherworldly creature.

Verliebt in einen Vampir. Das Böse in Fell´s Church scheint besiegt, doch Elena ist gefangen in der Schattenwelt. Und es besteht Gefahr für ihre irdischen Freunde! Es gibt jedoch einen Ausweg: Stefano und Damon müssen ihre Feindschaft überwinden und Seite an Seite kämpfen. Doch der Hass sitzt tief...